Asia
Kazakhstan: officials harass churches
Officials are harassing founders of religious communities, possibly trying to block applications to exist. In May police began harassing Oskemen's New Life Protestant Church as it sought re-registration after changing its name. Officers…
China: World’s first human-monkey hybrid
A human-monkey hybrid was created in a Chinese laboratory by injecting human stem cells capable of creating any type of tissue into a monkey embryo. The experiment was stopped before the embryo was…
India: Unrest
Jammu and Kashmir (JK) is in militarised Kashmir, an Indian region dividing India and Pakistan. On 5 August Indian authorities revoked JK’s special status that had allowed them to make their own laws,…
Afghan Christians share Christ
Voice of the Martyrs recently reported, ‘Afghan believers are boldly sharing the gospel in their country like never before in its history. In a nation that is 99 percent Muslim, the risks of…
UN condemns 'international indifference' to Syria
The UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet says that those responsible for airstrikes targeting Syrian civilians could be charged with war crimes, calling it ‘a failure of leadership by the world's most powerful…
Hong Kong: protests now violent and ‘illegal’
Demonstrators' demands have included the withdrawal of an extradition bill; demanding an inquiry into police brutality; removing the ‘riot’ label from peaceful protests; the release of arrested demonstrators; and universal suffrage. Their marches…
Hong Kong Police Fire Tear Gas After Protesters Defy Ban
HONG KONG (AP) — Police in Hong Kong fired tear gas Saturday at protesters who defied authorities’ warnings not to march in a neighborhood where six days earlier a mob apparently targeting demonstrators…
China Update – A Message from the Church in China
Do you notice anything different about the photo on the right? It was taken earlier this year and shows a group of Christians from the Early Rain Covenant Church in Chengdu, China. The…
Muslims in Turkey showing interest in Jesus amid Erdogan's authoritarian crackdown, Andrew Brunson says
WASHINGTON — Evangelical missionary Andrew Brunson said Thursday that the authoritarian crackdown and struggling economy in Turkey are causing more Muslim Turks to show interest in the Bible at a time in which…
Christians persecuted in 3 of 4 nations globally
'Have been harassed in more countries than any other religious group' There are some 197 countries around the world. And in 144 of them, Christians are persecuted, according to a report commissioned by…
